GC-MS assay for acetaminophen in human hair segments

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Saito, Takeshi ^a   Morita, Seiji ^a   Inoue, Shigeaki ^a   Yamamoto, Isotoshi ^a   Inokuchi, Sadaki ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Alternative specimen; GC MS; Hair analysis; Segmental analysis; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VARIANCE;

EID: 45849133394     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-008-0044-z     Document Type: Article

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